17.42.010 Purpose and applicability.
A. This chapter establishes standards for the appropriate siting and change in location of any telecommunications antenna and related facility, including, but not limited to antennas for wireless telecommunications facilities and amateur radio installations.
B. These standards are adopted to promote the following objectives:
1. Protect against the potentially adverse effects of telecommunications antenna and facility installation;
2. Protect against visual blight which may result from unregulated installation of antennas and other telecommunications facilities;
3. Protect the environmental resources of Wasco;
4. Ensure that a competitive and broad range of telecommunications services and high quality telecommunications infrastructure are provided; and
5. Create and preserve telecommunications facilities that will serve as an important and effective part of Wasco’s emergency response network. (Ord. 706 § 3 (Exh. A), 2019).